There
are a few things that allow bacteria to evolve fast and thus, to adapt to new
environments:
·
short generation time-which means that
their reproduction occurs very quickly (sometimes only few minutes)
·
random mutations-mutation rates are high
in bacteria, resulting structural changes cha or for example, loss in
sensitivity to antibiotics
·
genetic recombination-mechanisms which occur
during the DNA transfer (transformation, transduction, conjugation).
